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Alan Turner (golfer)
Alan Turner may refer to: *Alan Turner (cricketer) (born 1950), former Australian cricketer *Alan Turner (Canadian football) Alan Turner (born October 10, 1984) is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Southern Illinoi ... (born 1984), American and Canadian football wide receiver * Alan Turner (''Emmerdale''), a fictional character on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Alan Turner (singer), a contestant on series 6 of UK X Factor in 2008 {{hndis, Turner, Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Turner (cricketer)
Alan Turner (born 23 July 1950) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales from 1968 until retirement in 1978. He scored over 5,700 runs as a stocky opener with a practised cut shot, though he was not able to prove his abilities at best at international level. He played in fourteen Test cricket, Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1975 to 1977. On the back of his several good Sheffield Shield seasons he was selected for Australian tours of England and New Zealand. He scored a single Test century against the touring West Indies cricket team, West Indian side in 1975–76. The cricket writer Peter Hanlon (sportswriter), Peter Hanlon described Turner as "an ordinary man in the company of Gods." His nickname was "Fitter-an'", as in "fitter and turner". Career After leaving school, Turner went to work for British American Tobacco. He stayed there for 43 years, working in management in fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Turner (Canadian Football)
Alan Turner (born October 10, 1984) is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The nickname comes from the Saluki, the Royal Dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illin .... Turner has also played for the Chicago Rush and Edmonton Eskimos. References 1984 births Living people People from Normal, Illinois American players of Canadian football Canadian football wide receivers American football wide receivers Southern Illinois Salukis football players New York Jets players Edmonton Elks players Chicago Rush players Philadelphia Soul players {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Turner (Emmerdale)
Alan Turner is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Richard Thorp. He debuted on-screen on 23 March 1982. Thorp died on 22 May 2013 and the last scenes that Thorp filmed as Alan were aired on 4 June 2013 in a special hour-long episode dedicated to him. It was announced on 12 September 2013 that Alan would be killed off-screen in late October with his daughter Steph (Lorraine Chase) returning for his funeral. Alan died in his sleep on 24 October 2013. Casting Thorp took a break from filming in 2009 due to health issues before returning to filming in March 2010. In 2010 Thorp commented on his duration saying "I ought to have regrets about staying, but I'm the laziest human being alive so I don't". He added "there was no point in me moving on because I wasn't good enough!" Thorp went on to bemoan the lack of storylines for Alan saying "I would hate to leave, but I wish they'd find more for me to do". He added that he had suggested that "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |